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The world meets in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss Botswana's elephants
Tourism minister, Kitso Mokaila and eight senior officials are attending the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference of Parties 18 in Geneva, Switzerland. Several local wildlife NGOs both for and against government's proposals,...
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CITES tightens giraffe protection
The giraffe vote, 106 in favour and 21 against, is expected to mirror the upcoming one on whether Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa are seeking approval for future sales of their ivory stockpiles.  Proposed by Chad and...
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Nationality ministry introduces Blue Card
The Botswana Blue Card will allow persons who have renounced Botswana citizenship to retain the right to unlimited stay in Botswana.  Botswana Blue Card holders will have the right to visit, live and work in Botswana. However, they will not be...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
Bakwadis Olympic hopes suffer blow
Bakwadi admitted competition was tough, which is why he fell at the first hurdle.  He said the new kata refereeing system is complex and he is still trying to figure it out. “It was a self-sponsored trip and that on its own, took a toll on...
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Rugby candidate warned of tough Africa elections
Irish who is Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) acting president, is a candidate for additional member at the upcoming Rugby Africa general assembly. The assembly will be held on March 2, in Marrakech, Morocco. Gilbert told Mmegi Sport that they have...
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Diacore donates P15,000 to athletics
BAA public relations officer, Ipolokeng Ramatshaba expressed gratitude to Diacore for their gesture, during a handover ceremony in Gaborone on Wednesday. BAA president, Thari Mooketsi said middle and long distance athletes are being trained every...
79573,Kebone Laetsang,, 22 May 2019
Denizli Escort Bayanlar
Sizinle vakit geçirmek isteyen herkesin hayal edebilecei en çarpc kzlardan bazlarna sahibiz ve lütfen mümkün olan her ekilde sizi. Fantazilerimizin ve gündüz hayallerimizin olmasnn sebebinin gerçein...
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Botswana behind Semenya as landmark case begins
The case kicked-off on Monday this week and would be keenly followed over the coming weeks, with a decision due on March 29. Last year, the IAAF took a decision to regulate testosterone levels in female athletes. Under the IAAF rule, female...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Lights dim as Brights turbulent stay ends
Since that 3-0 defeat in far flung Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso last October, Bright’s future has always hung by a thread. Knives were long out and when he vented his frustrations on his employer on the eve of the return tie against Burkina Faso...
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BFA rules out COSAFA bid
Addressing the media on Wednesday, Mfolo said the association was in no position to bid but he said a proposal could be made the through Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC). He however hinted that the chances are very slim after the BFA let go...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
BFA left clutching thin air
BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo told a press briefing in Gaborone this week, that the historic deal to broadcast First Division matches, was now off. Launched amid pomp and fan fare last year, the deal to televise First Division games never...
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Sembowas Mascom Top 8 love story
Focus will be on Galaxy’s striker Tebogo Sembowa who is on the brink of pocketing his fifth gold medal in just eight editions. Sembowa led his side to this year’s edition of the Mascom Top 8 final to be played on March 9, 2019 at the...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Ambitious Wanderers target FA Cup progress
Last week, teams in the lower divisions in the south, got their FA Cup campaign off the ground. The start of the competition, which has not been played since 2012, saw 13 goals in a thrilling take-off. The cup reaches the northern zone starting...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 22 May 2019
BFA failed, not me - Bright
The BFA has put the blame for the Zebras’ underwhelming performances squarely on Bright’s shoulders. But Bright hit back in an interview yesterday, arguing the mother body had failed to provide him with adequate support. He said even if...
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Masisi, Khama should bury the hatchet
The stand-off, rightly or wrong, forced the President to let the cat out of the bag on the matter in the last two paragraphs of his maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) last November. “Batswana are all aware that the transition from the...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 22 May 2019
Men having sex with men
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Lefoko leo ga le yo
Go a bo go lebilwe le tsotlhe tse di dirafalang mo lefatsheng mme ka tsela nngwe, di ama botshelo jwa rona; dingwe di ka bo dira monate, tse dingwe tsa bo dira bosula. E re fa go dirafala tse di monate thata, tse di itumedisang, go twe botshelo bo...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Welcome to Botswana: Africas newest lootocracy!
The veteran leader’s comments were roundly condemned as vitriolic and denigrating forcing Nigeria to summon Zimbabwean diplomat Stanley Kanjeku to lodge the ‘strongest protest’. Permanent Secretary in Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs...
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Give refugee children opportunity for tertiary education
A quick reference to the Constitution reminded me of a fact I already knew. The Constitution permits discrimination on the basis of citizenship. It does not say that government cannot support refugee children. Nor does it say that those that have...
68553,Kgosietsile Ngakaagae,php1FanG3.jpg, 22 May 2019
Sex is cheaper in Gaborone
The hard truth is that sex is, for many, a business and in Gaborone, that business is booming. The capital city, according to a recently released report, accounts for a large number of the estimated 4,000 female sex workers and 800 male sex workers...
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Voices in the dark: Male and female sex workers speak out
Between April 2017 and February 2018, researchers led by Ministry of Health and Wellness with several technical and financial partners, conducted interviews and group discussions with about 2,049 male and female sex workers as well as transgender...
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More men are having sex with other men for money
The highly revealing report into high-risk populations, which include female sex workers and transgenders, was conducted in 2017 and released earlier this year. Its findings on Men who have sex with men (MSM) are based on a sample of 800 men who are...
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Portrait of the sex trade
So who are these people?  Where are they?  Why are they in the sex trade? What do they need? Who are the johns?  How do they do it? How much are their services?  How has HIV affected them? The Ministry of Health and Wellness in...
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SMME Pitso to debut in Francistown
The eagerly awaited three-day event is scheduled to run from March 27 to 30, 2019 at the Francistown Industrial Business Incubator under the theme ‘Empowering SMMEs in Pursuit of Business Development and Economic...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 22 May 2019
Key anti-money laundering law takes effect
Last Wednesday, the European Union added Botswana to a list of 23 jurisdictions it intends to approve soon as a global blacklist for money laundering and terrorism financing. Other countries on the list include Nigeria, Iran, Pakistan and...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Why a US-China trade deal is not enough
WASHINGTON, DC: As Chinese and American trade negotiators meet in Washington to try to forge an accord on trade, observers are largely focused on the countries’ economic disagreements, such as over China’s subsidies to its state-owned...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Air Botswana returns to regional skies
On Wednesday, Agnes Khunwana, the airline’s managing director, said in the first quarter of the year, the airline would restart flights to Harare, Lusaka and Cape Town from Gaborone. A Kasane-Johannesburg flight will be introduced later in the...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
Taxman eyes P41bn inflows for 2019
The target is about four percent, or P1.4 billion higher than the estimates of what the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) is expected to have collected when the current financial year ends on March 31.  The draft estimates are contained in...
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Bad Boy Bandit Just Wont Stress
The 27-year-old young man from Thamaga told Arts & Culture that he started pursuing his love for music in 2010 when he was a first-year student at University of Botswana where he was part of a group called The Dynasty back in 2011.  Even...
79574,Ame Motimane,, 22 May 2019
Majaivane takes to Gqom with Tika Tika
With Durban’s Gqom music now spreading across the world, it is perhaps a good move for the local industry seeing that artists like Majaivane are tapping into it. Majaivane has never travelled to Durban to meet the artists who are taking it...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Kgwarela announces return with Dudu
To announce his return, he has released a new single titled Dudu which features talented Afro Pop singer, Lizibo. The song was released on February 3 and it is one of the tracks that would be included in his upcoming album called Mpho-The Gift. The...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Mdala Ka Tjeludo: A political satirist of note
Times have changed and now people find political satire as humorous content and more comedians are gaining inspiration from politics. For Kalanga political satirist, Onkgopotse China Mugende, prominently known as Mdala Ka Tjeludo on Duma FM, started...
79574,Ame Motimane,, 22 May 2019
Compromising botsetsi for the joy of new life
In Setswana culture when norms and taboos were respected, practices like botsetsi epitomised the way of life. Confinement had its own strict rules and regulations and batsetsi (mothers) would not dare disregard them, as that was seen as taboo. For...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Remembering BDF fallen heroes
FRANCISTOWN: An invitation extended by the Brigade Commander, 2 Brigade from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Donga camp, through a letter penned by Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Ragalase quickly evoked memories of yore with nostalgia. A recollection...
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Hopeful Moseki 16 years aspiring legislator
FRANCISTOWN: The journey to Parliament might seem hopeless and impossible for Moseki who has been trying his luck albeit without success, but the attorney-cum-politician is confident more than ever before that there is no better time than the 2019...
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Prof Behan welcomes Dingake to University of South Illinois
We are privileged indeed that Justice Dingake was willing to travel halfway across the world, enduring a trip of over 24 hours in the air and a temperature change of more than 80o Fahrenheit, to serve as our Jurist in Residence. Justice Dingake is...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Press release on cyber security activities of some countries
In 2018 Russian State System of Detection, Prevention and Liquidation of Consequences of Computer Attacks (GosSOPKA) identified more than 4.3 billion computer attacks on Russian critical information infrastructure with more than 17 thousand...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Apprentices engage attorneys to fight BCM
The cat-and-mouse game between the BCM and its students started in December 2017 after the former unexpectedly told the students to stop attending lectures at the Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education (FCTVE). Chamber of Mines...
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Murder accused on trial for partners death
The State alleges that Wedu Mosalagae, 32, murdered his live-in girlfriend Barobi Rampape at the village on November 24 in 2012. The first prosecution witness, Zachariah Balobile, told the court in his evidence in chief that plainclothes police...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BNF, BDP youth leagues shun TKs meet
The meeting was meant to discuss the political atmosphere in the country.  However, the two youth committees claimed that the meeting was too short notice and they were not told the agenda ahead of it. Only three political youth leagues...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
CRSG loses 'Spaghetti' road suit
Dry Landers was sub-contracted by CRSG on July 25, 2015 to carry out various tasks at the Thapama Interchange Junction in Francistown popularly known as the ‘Spaghetti’ road. The Spaghetti cost government close to P1 billion (P979,...
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Foreign company to evaluate national lottery bids
The company will act as transaction advisors who will evaluate the National Lottery Bids. Goya said while it is government’s intention to have such tenders awarded to citizen-owned companies, they opted for a single sourcing tender as they...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Tender dispute delays classrooms construction
This week, the Lobatse High Court interdicted the council from going ahead with the project by re-advertising and awarding the disputed tenders. The interim interdict by the court came in the wake of the contractors having taken the council to court...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Venson-Moitois party presidential bid- a long shot
Former Cabinet minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s bid for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) presidency might be lost even before the upcoming April Congress. While it was expected that she would find favour in her backyard in the Central...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
TK dodges court subpoena in BTO suit
The parastatal, which the minister oversaw, has been taken to court for failure to settle a bill owed to a company that produced digital images meant to sell the country outside. Virtually Anywhere Close Cooperation had on Tuesday subpoenaed Khama...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
PAC halts NPF review, AP unimpressed
According to Kesupile, this followed an advice from the Attorney General (AG) Abraham Keetshabe notifying the Clerk of the National Assembly that the PAC cannot review the NPF as the matter is now before the courts. When presenting a statement to...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
UDC responds to BMD application
Dutch Leburu, Dick Bayford and Joao Salbany represent the Umbrella in the case. One of the UDC lawyers, Salbany of Bayford and Associates told Mmegi yesterday that they have made their move. “We filed the notice of opposition to the High Court...
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Mater Spei College - Success epitomized
MSC, as the school is known, has shown beyond doubt that it is the best amongst the rest   by being counted as part of top three both nationally and regionally in the Botswana General Certificate Secondary Examination (BGCSE) since 2000...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 22 May 2019
The ever-unfolding case of NPF looting
They brought new charges and added more accused persons. The six accused persons are High Court judge, Zein Kebonang, his twin brother former cabinet minister and Lobatse MP, Sadique Kebonang, executive director of BERA Kenneth Kerekang, asset...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
State trims NPF loot case down from P250m
The money laundering scandal involving the Kebonang twin brothers, former minister Sadique and High Court Judge, Zein, Bakang Seretse and Kenneth Kerekang is reportedly becoming a headache for the State as the money keeps going down while defence is...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg,79575,Ludo Kwapa,, 22 May 2019
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